Home At Last

Billy has been home for a week and it has been uneventful, which in our world is good news. He was discharged rather abruptly last Monday after the most recent bone marrow biopsy came back "inconclusive". We saw the local hematologist/oncologist yesterday who originally referred Bill to Stanford. Bloodwork showed his platelet count to be good and everything stable. He has gained about 10 pounds since he came home, enjoying all the spicy foods he loves and could not get while hospitalized. He sees his Stanford doc on Friday where we hope to learn what the next steps are, which could be consolidation chemo as an out-patient or bone marrow transplant. It is hard to be patient but one thing we have learned about cancer treatment is patience. Through all of this Bill has continued to work and set his goals high. There were definitely a few tears shed by the nursing staff when he left Stanford. They said he had such positive energy during his 45 days there he inspired them! Bill is hoping to join his coaching staff at San Jose Fit on an upcoming Saturday morning, so all you running buddies don't be surprised to see his trademark flashy fluorescent jacket and matching running shoes soon! Lisa